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Ron explains how magazines were the only connection we had to bodybuilding to the athletes, contests you didn’t get to see these guys on a day to day basis like today with YouTube and Instagram etc.
How technology social media has changed bodybuilding
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The craziest part is now with social media and YouTube body builders can make a very good living without ever even stepping on stage.
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Same here I can’t get rid of them. I liked the steroid profile section in MD.
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Yup they are more popular than the Pro’s. And the most obvious is the pro videos they do basic movements that work and is bodybuilding. The social media videos have to change it up and make it interesting to get views and keep subscribers always doing stupid stuff because nobody wants to see the same shit over and over. That’s why those followers don’t make progress! Because basics always work!
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I remember ordering some supplement drops you placed under your tongue as a teenager thinking they were steroids
They were called The Beast or something similar.
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Yeah it was called The Beast I tried that one to ha ha who didn’t. There was so many products on the back pages of the magazines I tried a few pro hormones from there before they were available at the supplement stores. And the small adds with websites you could get legit gear. Those were good times look at where we’re at now amazing!I remember ordering some supplement drops you placed under your tongue as a teenager thinking they were steroids
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I don’t care what people do to get their name out there and/or make some money on the side. I just don’t care for it to interrupt my workout at the gym. This is why I started a home gym. I simply don’t like to be around a lot of people and especially around phones, phones, phones, constantly recording and looking for likes on social media.
I see it's been a while since you've posted, but I'm curious—do you think the push for constant content on social media is messing with recovery time? I’ve seen people train just to film, not for actual progress. It seems like everyone’s chasing likes over results. Wondering how others here handle staying focused with all that noise online.
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They have to put out content so they have to film and to most of them that’s their job, so getting likes, views and subscribers equals more money. They have more time to be in the gym than a person who has a 9 to 5 job and family/kids to take care of. So those influencers they can get a full workout for progress and do a film workout in the same day.
Now some professional bodybuilders with pro cards do film their workouts, but they usually have somebody filming them and then it gets edited etc. The way I handle it is overtime you find out who’s who and are doing what it’s more like entertainment to me. I only do YouTube I don’t have Instagram Twitter, Facebook all those so there’s no distraction for me other than YouTube videos.
This is a journey so you find out what works for you. You have to pay attention to what you’re doing, what you’re eating, how you’re recovering, are you making any progress and so on. Paying attention to you your body not everyone else at the gym or anybody else on the internet! You can take advice and ask questions with the main thing is learning your body.